A registered Craven County sex offender has been arrested and charged with sex offenses against a Jones County child.
According to the Craven County Sheriff’s Office, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office learned about the crime and notified it about the man. As a result of a joint investigation between the agencies, Gregory Shirazi Sr. of 6180 U.S. 70, New Bern, was arrested. He faces charges of a felony statutory sex offense with a child under 13 and indecent liberties with a minor.
He is being held under a $2 million dollar secured bond in the Craven County Confinement Facility.
He is a registered sex offender from New Hampshire for three felony convictions of sexual assault on a victim under 13 years old.
Sun Journal
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